While delegates at the Consultation ( provisional government ) debated Communication the war 's motives , Texians and a flood Motion of volunteers from the United States defeated Conquering the small garrisons of Mexican soldiers by mid-December 1835 .

His Army of Operations entered Arriving Texas in mid-February 1836 and found Know the Texians completely unprepared .

On March 31 , Houston paused Process_end his men at Groce 's Landing on the Brazos River , and for the next two weeks , the Texians received Receiving rigorous military training .

The Mexican troops were quickly routed , and vengeful Texians executed many who tried to surrender .

Santa Anna 's cruelty during the battle Hostile_encounter inspired Influence many Texians , both legal Legality Texas settlers and illegal Legality immigrants from the United States , to join Participation the Texian Army .

Buoyed by a desire for revenge Revenge , the Texians defeated Conquering the Mexican Army at the Battle Hostile_encounter of San Jacinto , on April 21 , 1836 , ending Process_end the rebellion Change_of_leadership .

Several months previously , Texians had driven Motion all Mexican troops out of Mexican Texas .

About 100 Texians were then garrisoned Besieging at the Alamo .

Aware that his garrison could not withstand Defending an attack Attack by such a large force , Travis wrote Writing multiple letters pleading Request for more men and supplies Supply from Texas and from the United States , but the Texians were reinforced Cause_change_of_strength by fewer than 100 men because the United States had a treaty with Mexico , and supplying Supply men and weapons would have been an overt act of war Hostile_encounter .

After repelling Defending two attacks Attack , the Texians were unable to fend Defending off a third attack Attack .

Between five and seven Texians may have surrendered Surrendering ; if so , they were quickly executed Rewards_and_punishments .

Most eyewitness accounts reported Reporting between 182 and 257 Texians died Death , while most historians of the Alamo agree Agree_or_refuse_to_act that around 600 Mexicans were killed Killing or wounded Bodily_harm .